We conducted a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to investigate whether dance
practice promotes neuroplasticity. We also determined how dancing is able to alter (1) brain …

According to the predictive coding (PC) theory, the brain is constantly engaged in predicting
its upcoming states and refining these predictions through error signals. Despite extensive …

Motor resonance processes that occur when observing an individual perform an action may
be modulated by acquired visuomotor expertise. We used the event-related potential …

Body language is a powerful form of non-verbal communication providing important
information about the emotions and intentions of others. The ability to infer other's emotions …

Watching other people move elicits engagement of a collection of sensorimotor brain
regions collectively termed the Action Observation Network (AON). An extensive literature …

How we perceive others in action is shaped by our prior experience. Many factors influence
brain responses when observing others in action, including training in a particular physical …

We aimed to investigate the structural neuroplasticity associated with different levels of
sports experience and its effect on the corresponding resting‐state functional circuitry. We …

Body language and movement are important media of emotional expression. There is an
interactive physiological relationship between emotion and movement. Thus, we …

Names: Fridland, Ellen, editor.| Pavese, Carlotta, editor. Title: The Routledge handbook of
philosophy of skill and expertise/edited by Ellen Fridland and Carlotta Pavese. Description …

This work explores to what extent the notion of abstraction in dance is valid and what it
entails. Unlike abstraction in the fine arts that aims for a certain independence from …